Player of the Week - No. 2

Player of the Week - No. 2

September 13, 2011

By NAIA National Office

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Columbia (Mo.) setter Paula Ferreira has been named the NAIA Volleyball National Player of the Week, the national office announced Tuesday. Ferreira was selected based on her performance from Sept. 5 – 11 and was chosen out of a pool of conference player of the week selections among 23 conference/independent/unaffiliated groupings.

Ferreira filled up the stat sheet over the past week as she led the third-ranked Cougars (7-2) to wins in four of their five matches. She totaled 36 kills, 191 assists, 52 digs, eight service aces and had four solo blocks while playing in all 17 sets. Columbia’s only loss of the week came when No. 20 Oklahoma Baptist upset the Cougars in four sets on Saturday at the Graceland (Iowa) Invitational. Ferreira dished out 40 assists and recorded 25 digs in the defeat.

The 5-8 junior from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, currently ranks seventh in the NAIA in assists per match at 11.27. Ferreira’s 338 assists and 12 service aces are also team-highs. She is the reigning NAIA Player of the Year after winning the award as a sophomore.